Saudi sovereign wealth fund increases Nintendo stake to 6%

Kingdom gathers know-how from gaming industry in diversification move

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A Nintendo store in Osaka. The company capitalized on pandemic demand, but its stock price has recently dipped. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)

YUKI NAGANAWA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has boosted a stake in Nintendo to 6.07%, according to a filing made in Tokyo Thursday, as the oil-rich kingdom increases a presence in the gaming industry.

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